Community

After more than a decade of guiding the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce through some of the most challenging years in local history, Executive Director Danny Reber is stepping into what he calls his “dream job”—leading Valley Churches United (VCU), a beloved local nonprofit...

In the coming days, area children will get to put all their eggs in one very large basket as local community organizations host a variety of egg hunts. The Valley Women’s Club of San Lorenzo Valley invites families from across Santa Cruz County to a...

I look out my window and see deep pink, ruffled flowers covering my Blireiana flowering plum. It's one of my favorite early spring-blooming plants, and those fragrant blossoms are strong enough to scent my garden.

How Do I Love Thee?   Robert was an unknown writer.  One day he ran across a volume of poetry that moved him so much, he wrote to the author: “I love your verses with all my heart, dear…”